Basic Vocab Semester one

Question 1

word choice intended to convey a certain effect

Answer 1

Diction

Question 2

characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical; stiffly ceremonious

Answer 2

formal

Question 3

a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell

Answer 3

imagery

Question 4

touch

Answer 4

tactile

Question 5

sound

Answer 5

auditory

Question 6

smell

Answer 6

olfactory

Question 7

Facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work

Answer 7

detail

Question 8

language that describes concepts that are not perceivable by the five senses

Answer 8

abstract

Question 9

describes a combo of words used in a text which includes concrete and abstract elements

Answer 9

language

Question 10

writing/speech/language that is not meant to be taken literally

Answer 10

figurative language

Question 11

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

Answer 11

hyperbole

Question 12

A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as “crown” for “royalty”).

Answer 12

metonomy

Question 13

a repeated word, image, object, action, or situation that helps to unify a literary work.

Answer 13

motif

Question 14

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. (jumbo shrimp)

Answer 14

oxymoron

Question 15

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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Paradox

Question 16

A figure of speech in which gives non human objects/things, human qualities

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personification

Question 17

elements such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and onomatopoeia - gives poetry a musical quality

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sound devices

Question 18

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Answer 18

alliteration

Question 19

Repetition of vowel sounds

Answer 19

assonance

Question 20

Repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words in a series

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consonace

Question 21

A word that imitates the sound it represents. (hiss, whoosh, buzz)

Answer 21

Onomatopoeia

Question 22

repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other

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rhyme

Question 23

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Answer 23

irony

Question 24

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain, etc.)

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authors purpose

Question 25

the basic dictionary meaning of a word

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denotation

Question 26

having only one syllable

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monosylabic

Question 27

having many syllables

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polysylabic

Question 28

characteristics of informalities in speech or writing; slang

Answer 28

Colloquial

Question 29

A regional variety of a language is distinguished by vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and pronunciation. (ex. Canada English, America English.)

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dialect

Question 30

visual

Answer 30

sight

Question 31

taste

Answer 31

Papillary

Question 32

language that describes qualities that can be perceived with senses

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concrete

Question 33

a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent, dead, or inanimate person or some abstraction as present

Answer 33

apostrophe

Question 34

a comparison in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else which it suggests (does not use like or as)

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metaphor

Question 35

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

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pun

Question 36

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 37

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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tone

Question 38

the central idea of a literature work

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theme